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Ferrari Crash in Sandyford...

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:31 pm

by mcgon1979

you all get the email? 575 crashed into a punto in sandyford business park this morning apparently. In for a service it was... YIKEs.. wrote off.
and you thought your job was at risk...

will try and host pics somewhere

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:41 pm

by mcgon1979

heard its true anyway... valet driver lost control and was sideways on the wrong side of the road when the Pug whacked it...

these images are not using fto-ireland.com bandwidth and are hosted on my own site.

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:58 pm

by adrian

Oh. My. God. That is serious stuff. Imagine getting the phonecall from the garage, you thinking it would be a "Your Car Is ready for Collection Sir" and hearing/seeing that!

The garage in question will not like this appearing on the net... we all know who it is in that Business Park...

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:07 pm

by mcgon1979

the valet company was in one of the images but I removed that image for legal reasons. Im sure they are being name son other websites...
The best bit is Des Cullens who own the car had it listed on the website for sale last week at 150,000 and dropped it this week to 110,000 - few minutes after the crash it was back up to 150,000 for insurance purposes !!

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:14 pm

by Dragonheart

Look at the sympathy on the faces off practcally everyone in the 3rd pic, guards included, all laughing!

And any car passing nearly has a fella out the window taking a picture.
Since when do they have a motorbike ambulance by the way?? Cant see them bringing many people to hospital on that!

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:13 pm

by Muad_dib77

God that is sickening..

somebody could pick up some interesting parts there though..

first ferrari engined fto any one?

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:13 pm

by karlf

I wonder who's insurance will cover that the owners, the guy who was driving(assuming he had his own policy) or the valet company? It would make you think twice before you leave your car into get a valet. I know if I worked in a place and a ferrari came in I'd have it out for a test drive. It would be too much of a temptation not to take it out.

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:11 pm

by soc

I heard it won't be covered by insurance as the guy driving was not allowed to take the car off the valet premises. Could be BS though.

Also heard the driver mistakenly revved the ferrari up not realising it had launch control (flappy paddle box) so it took off like a scalded cat and straight into the pug.

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:42 pm

by colm_mcm

Lots more speculation here

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:09 pm

by d_dan

lol that low lowder towed my car the day before

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:22 pm

by colm_mcm

d_dan wrote:lol that low lowder towed my car the day before

Deadly reg for a recovery truck

24 7

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:36 pm

by Myfeckin FTO

d_dan wrote:lol that low lowder towed my car the day before

What ??? The blue FTO??